The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-21
MISS LILLIAN SMITH.
How the Beautiful Wild West Rifle
Shot Got Married.


How the Beautiful Wild West Rifle
Shot Got Married.
The London Topical Times says: All
visitors to the ''Wild West" are acquainted
with this remarkable young lady. She and
Miss Annie Oakley carry the palm between
them as ''shootists" Miss Smith is of me-
dunn height as plump rs partridge, and as
good natured as she is brisk in her merry
prattle.
''Now, Miss Smith," remarked, when
] say the word Cor will you just start
off and tell me as much about yourself
as you would care to let the public
knowr'
Certainly the public can know all about
me that it wants"
Every well. Are you ready3 Go"
"Wel, | guess You know I'm nlarriedT
81 guess do, and that Jim Kid is the hap
Ply possessor of charming and talented lit
tie wife"
Get along! Shall tell you how I got
married"
Eyes, should like to know all about
it,"
"Well, in the first place, my parents were
very much averse tom my receiving any atten-
ton from the opposite sex; they said was
very much too young. ] didn't think So
You see, since my birth / had always asso-
ciated with my elders; | never had any
children playmates, so / suppose may CON
slider myself prematurely old. Well, now,
I'll Just take you into my confidence. My
mother was determined | should not marry
any one, and my father seemed to have
taken decided aversion to my jim They
tried everything to prevent my seeing him,
and used to worry myself to death about
it. This was at Erastina, Staten Island,
New York, last August. But soon hitupon
a plan. [ suddenly developed mania for
ice creams, which were sold in camp, right
below the line of tents, and used TO be al
ways down there eating them. Jim's tent
was down at that end, and when my father
and mother thought | was filling up and
making myself i'll with creams / used to
drop them like shot when they were not
looking and pop into Jims tent and have
quiet Irritation. Jim had boy scout al
ways on the watch, and when mother or
father was coming down the walk he would
give a whistle, and would dive into the
ice cream shanty again. This sort of thing
went on until Sept. q, when we made up
our minds something had to be done All
the camp knew that was dead in love with
Jim, and he with me. My parents wouldn't
listen TO ANYTHING Jim had to say, SO we
had to decide for ourselves Well, on this
night got lady friend to come and stay
with me, and it was arranged that the mar-
riage should take place the next morning.
Buck Taylor had his tent moved in the OPP
posite direction TO mine, and constituted him
self master of the ceremonies, You will see
what he had his tent moved for Well, the
next morning, the 2Sth---I shall never for
get it--as we were going to breakfast, my
father caught me talking to jim, which
nearly sent him mad; he got into terrible
rage and forbid me ever speaking to Jim
again This was very funny, you will adj
of getting married. As TO Jim, my father
said he would shoot him with a shotgun if
he ever caught us together again. Only
fancy; and this hardly an hour before he
was going to take me for better or worse2
Things were getting very uncomfortable,
when Buck Taylor strolled up and asked me
to come and look at the nice way in which
he had fixed up his tent Father let me go,
and when we got there we found Jim and
all the cowboys assembled, with the Justice
in the middle of them, and he married us
straight away. Just think, it was all over
III a minutel We don't waste much time on
the other side do wei
II went back to my parents and never said
a word. Jim made himself scarce. I meant
to let them find it out for themselves, and SO
they did, for the papers got hold of 1t, and
the first thing ] saw my father reading the
next day was "A Marriage in Camp There
was a scene, you bet My mother said she
would kill herself If il were true, and my
father promptly whisked me 200 miles away
from New York and put Inc in solitary con-
finement, where ! remained for weeks
Eventually got permission to go out one
day to buy some ribbons, and l at once took
the opportunity of jumping on the cars.
After about fifty miles OF the journey was
done, a policeman came looking into all the
cars. Ny parents had telegraphed to stop
me. Fortunately gentleman, who suisse
quently turned out to be friend of Jim's--
and, strange 10 say, knew me, but i didn't
know him-got hold Of the policeman and
told him he would point out Lillian Smith;
and when he came TO me he told the police
man that was not bit like her, so he
never even asked my name. was glad when
got to New York, can tell you / went
straight away and joined my husband. This
was Nov. %, 1886, and was married Sept
25. Quite long time back, wasn't it9
When we left for England a reconci liation
was effected with my parents, and we are
all very happy now. You know there il
an old saying. Marry In haste, repent at
leisure Old sayings are not always true,
and have proved this one to DO so, for
! would not part with my Jim for any
thing"
'Quite romantic story"
eyes; is il not, But, say, I'm so glad /
came to England: wouldn't have missed it
for anything. am awfully in love with
the English people, who are so kind and
nicep